Report: Nicolas Cage Back to Work After Arrest

Nicolas Cage reportedly went right back to work on his latest film "Medallion" after his arrest over the weekend. The return to the movie set on Monday follows a weekend scene that could have been plucked out of Cage's Academy Award winning role in "Leaving Las Vegas." The actor was arrested in New Orleans for domestic abuse, disturbing the peace and public drunkenness.

According to police, Cage was heavily intoxicated and violent, arguing with his wife, Alice Kim, in a tattoo parlor and on the street, and pushing her. Later, he punched a few cars.

"He was running around and screaming in the street," a bartender at Harry's Corner in New Orleans, told People magazine.

The couple were fighting over which house they were renting in the French Quarter while Cage is in town filming new movie "The Medallion."

"Apparently he had mistaken the house of my neighbors for the other house up the block that he is actually renting," Peter Bennett, a local street performer who lives near the property, told People. "His wife was trying to persuade him from disturbing the elderly couple who do in fact live in that house."

Cage was actually renting the house three doors down.

When the police arrived, Cage started to get into the back of the police car then took off running toward the river, according to People. Police found him trying to get into a cab.

In a statement to E! News, Chapman said he bailed out Cage because, "I am a truly dedicated fan of Mr. Cage."

"I performed my duties as a bail bondsman and not in connection with our show. This is what I do for a living," he said. "There are two sides of my job: I release my clients after they have been arrested; and pick them up if they don't show up in court. I do not believe the latter will be the case for Mr. Cage."

Cage has been ordered to return to court on May 31.

Nicolas Cage and his wife Alice Kim attend the launch of Montblanc's new watch in this Nov. 6, 2010 file photo.

Here's a look at Nicolas Cage's off-screen troubles.

1. Off-Screen/On-Screen Rage

In Dec. 2010, Cage, who is known for flying off the handle in performances in films such as "Moonstruck" and his Oscar nominated role in "Adaptation" made news for an off-screen meltdown.

While leaving a night club in Romania where he was promoting "Ghost Rider," the actor was filmed exploding into a rage during an altercation with a companion.

In late 2009, the federal government placed a tax lien on Cage's real-estate holdings, including an additional $6.7 million from 2008, according to reports.

Cage has admitted to owning the IRS a total of $14 million and has said that he is taking steps to repay the IRS, starting with switching business managers.

"Everybody makes mistakes. Its part of being human," Cage said on "Good Morning America" recently. "Some people say you have to be a sinner before you can be a saint," Cage said.

3. Movie Rut

Cage has been praised for his wrenching portrayal as a suicidal alcoholic in "Leaving Las Vegas" and his performance in "Adaptation" among other roles, but he has also been panned for big budget movies that may only be considered a good idea by the IRS.

His latest: "Drive Angry 3D," where he plays a guy who departs hell to find the Satanist that killed his child.

6. Comic Book Geek- Voodoo in New Orleans

The comic, which has been authenticated, was stolen from Cage more than a decade ago, according to Detective Don Hrycyk with the Los Angeles Police Department's Art Theft Detail.

Cage accepted an insurance payout after the theft, so it is unclear if he will regain his missing comic.

Most people don't know that Cage is a huge fan of comic books and has a tattoo of Ghost Rider on his arm. He developed a six-issue illustrated series called "Voodoo Child" with his son Weston.

Weston Coppola Cage and Nicolas Cage seen in this Oct. 26, 2008 file photo in West Hollywood, Calif.

Set in New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina, the story focuses on a child who puts a voodoo curse on his soul before he is murdered by secessionist soldier

7. We Have Cage to Thank for "The Goddesses"?

Cage has recently been featured in Charlie Sheen's "My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not an Option" tour.

According to Sheen, Cage once helped him smuggle cocaine onto a plane and came up with the term "goddess." During his show in Columbus, Ohio Sheen said: "We're at this after-party and Nic Cage is over at the corner and he's showing a girl his watch," Sheen explained. "It was dark, but I knew exactly what he was doing. He has his wrist down here (Sheen brings wrist down to his crotch). So she just kind of pokes him in the chest and walks away. And his response was 'Well there goes a goddess, an absolute f***ing goddess.'"